How to Create a Cascading Menu on the Start Menu

 Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
Article ID: Q134849
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SUMMARY

This article describes how to create a cascading Control Panel, Printers, or Dial-Up Networking menu from the Start menu.

MORE INFORMATION

To create a cascading Control Panel, Printers, or Dial-Up Networking menu, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click Start, and then click Explore.

  2. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Folder.

  3. Type one of the following names for the new folder, and then press ENTER:

    For a cascading Control Panel menu: 

          Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

    For a cascading Printers menu: 

          Printers.{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}

    For a cascading Dial-Up Networking menu: 

          Dial-Up Networking.{992CFFA0-F557-101A-88EC-00DD010CCC48}

    NOTE: The cascading Dial-Up Networking menu does not function in Windows NT, or in Windows 95 with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 installed.

    The folder will automatically rename itself to simply Control Panel, Printers, or Dial-Up Networking, and will appear on the Start menu as a cascading menu.

  4. Repeat steps 2-3 for each cascading menu you want to add.

  5. Close Windows Explorer.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q135893
   TITLE     : Windows 95 Tips.txt File Contents

Additional query words: 95 4.00
Keywords : dun win95 winshell wpp95 kbui kbusage
Version : 95 4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbhowto

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Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
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